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Latest Press Releases and Announcements from Armenia Fund
ArmeniaFund US Names Azatui Karaoglanyan Executive Director
After a unanimous vote by its board of directors, Armenia Fund named Azatui “Azi” Karaoglanyan as executive director. Karaoglanyan is the first woman set to lead the day to day operations of the Armenia Fund USA in its 25 year history. A role model for...
read moreSpecial Report — What We’ve Been Up To – Activities from September – December 2020
The last several months have been some of the most challenging in our lifetimes for the people of Armenia, Artsakh and the Armenian global diaspora. However, against all odds the Armenian American community came together like never before, proving the strength of our...
read moreReflecting on #ArtsakhStrong & Moving Forward – Our Commitment to You
The events in Armenia and Artsakh have left our global community devastated. Over the last 45days, our homeland has experienced a war unlike anything we have ever seen. The resulting accounts of genocide and ecoside have rocked our people to their core, resulting in...
read moreFrequently Asked Questions
Armenia Fund, Inc. (USA) is a 501c3 non-profit, non-governmental, non-political, non-religious organization headquartered in California with a governing Board of Directors, whose members are all from the United States. Hayastan All-Armenian Fund...
read moreArmenia Fund Thanksgiving Day Telethon Raises $22.9 Million
LOS ANGELES (November 27, 2020) — In an unprecedented show of solidarity with the people of Armenia and Artsakh, donors in the US raised $22.9 million during Armenia Fund’s 23rd Annual Telethon campaign which began on November 9 and culminated with the Armenia Fund...
read moreArmeniaFund Telethon 2020 Featured On FOX11 News By Araksya Karapetyan
Araksya Karapetyan co-anchors Good Day LA from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m alongside Tony McEwing. She joined the FOX 11 team in March of 2012. A native of Armenia, Karapetyan moved to the U.S. when she was seven years old. A devastating earthquake, a brewing conflict with...
read moreArmenia Fund to Host International Thanksgiving Day Telethon November 26 to Support People of Armenia and Artsakh
LOS ANGELES (November 12, 2020) — Armenia Fund will host its 23rd annual International Thanksgiving Day Telethon on November 26 from 4 pm to 8 pm PST (7 pm to 11 pm EST), uniting the Armenian American community in a show of strength and devotion to help those back...
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Unprecedented Response to Humanitarian Crisis in Armenia and Artsakh
Networks of Armenians and non-Armenians Engage to Help Those in Need GLENDALE, CA -- A record 275,000 individuals and hundreds of organizations in the United States have contributed more than $80 million to help Armenia Fund address the growing humanitarian...
read moreStatement From Armenia Fund on Charitable Efforts in Artsakh
The people of Armenia and Artsakh are facing an existential threat following the unprovoked aggression from Turkish-backed Azerbaijani forces last month. Now more than ever, the Armenian homeland needs our help. The Armenian community in the United States has quickly...
read moreOVER 3.2 MILLION RAISED AT FUNDRAISING EVENT HELD AT CONSULATE GENERAL OF ARMENIA IN LOS ANGELES
Glendale, California - October 10, 2020 – On October 8th, Consul General of Armenia in Los Angeles, Ambassador Armen Baibourtian, in association with the Pan-Armenian Council of Western USA (PAC-WUSA) held a joint emergency fundraising event at the Consulate General...
read moreArmenia Fund USA and Kristen Kesho Combine Efforts for Armenia
Prominent Jeweler’s Armenia Strong Collection to Benefit Fund
Los Angeles, CA – Empowering Armenia’s rural, remote border villages has always been a priority of Armenia Fund USA’s nation building mission. For that, Kristen Kesho, a prominent jeweler based out of Los Angeles, and Armenia Fund USA announce a special collaboration....
read moreHelping Armenia’s Response to COVID-19: Armenia Fund USA, Chevy Chase Surgery Center and Armenian Relief Society Closely Collaborate Together
Los Angeles, CA USA - Working closely with the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs of Armenia and the Ministry of Health, Armenia Fund USA, Chevy Chase Surgery Center and the Armenian Relief Society joined forces together in quickly assembling...
read moreUNITED APPEAL OF THE LARGEST ARMENIAN ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
UNITED APPEAL OF THE LARGEST ARMENIAN ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES ACTING in the spirit of pan-Armenian unity, CONSIDERING development of Armenia and Artsakh as an undisputed priority for the Armenian Diaspora, RECOGNIZING the remarkable achievements of...
read moreWorking closely with Armenia Fund USA, Chevy Chase Surgery Center implements extensive training and technical-advancement mission at Stepanakert hospital
Los Angeles, CA – For the second consecutive year, Chevy Chase Surgery Center, of Los Angeles, has significantly boosted the professional and technical capabilities of the Stepanakert Republican Medical Center, providing local colleagues with advanced medical...
read moreArmenia Fund will host International Thanksgiving Day Telethon on November 28
Los Angeles, November 4, 2019 – Armenia Fund’s 22nd annual International Thanksgiving Day Telethon will take place on November 28, from 10 am to 8 pm PST. It will be broadcast live from Yerevan and Los Angeles, as well as live streamed for audiences across the globe....
read moreArmenia Fund Gyumri Celebration TV Program Raises $1.44 Million
New Record Set for Gyumri Fundraising Efforts Los Angeles, CA – On Sunday, July 14, 2019, Armenia Fund in partnership with ARTN TV of Los Angeles hosted a special television program, dubbed as the “Gyumri Celebration” and fund-raised a record-breaking $1,437,400.00 in...
read moreArmenia Fund mobilizes grassroots support for innovative housing program in Gyumri
Fundraising campaign includes special Telethon on July 14, ongoing Phoneathon Los Angeles, June 28, 2019 – Armenia Fund, based in Los Angeles, has launched a major campaign to raise grassroots support for its expanded housing program in Gyumri, Armenia. The campaign...
read moreArmenia Fund provides newly-built home to large family in Artsakh
Project made possible by Jean-Marie and Lori Atamian of New York Los Angeles, June 20, 2019 – Armenia Fund US Western Region has provided a brand-new home to the Movsisyan family in Chapar, a village in Artsakh’s Martakert Region. The Movsisyans received their house...
read moreArmenia Fund USA Marking New Milestones Ahead of 2019 Thanksgiving Day Telethon
Boosting agriculture, renovating stadiums, providing housing and planning medical missions and donor trips Los Angeles, April 22, 2018 - Armenia Fund, the leading all-Armenian organization, with its vast network of donors, volunteers and partners, is continuing to...
read moreArmenia Fund’s Telethon 2018 a Resounding Success
Los Angeles, CA – With an unprecedented public support of the members of the Armenian American community as well as all major Armenian political, religious and benevolent institutions across the United States, Armenia Fund’s 21st International Telethon raised $11.1...
read moreArmenia Fund USA, Adventist Health complete largest medical mission yet in Armenia and Artsakh
Los Angeles, November 14, 2018 – Armenia Fund USA and Adventist Health have completed the Fund’s largest medical mission to date in Armenia and Artsakh. From September 22 through 26, Armenia Fund USA and Adventist Health implemented their fourth joint medical mission...
read moreArmenia Fund Telethon will take place on Thanksgiving Day, November 22
Los Angeles, November 12, 2018 – Armenia Fund USA’s 21st annual international Thanksgiving Day Telethon will take place on November 22, from 10 am to 10 pm PST. “Our sacred mission – to strengthen Independent Armenian Statehood by helping Armenia develop and thrive –...
read moreThrough Armenia Fund USA’s latest medical mission, Chevy Chase Surgery Center’s generosity boosts GI and ophthalmology capabilities of Stepanakert hospital
Through Armenia Fund USA’s latest medical mission, Chevy Chase Surgery Center’s generosity boosts GI and ophthalmology capabilities of Stepanakert hospital Los Angeles, November 5, 2018 – This year, Armenia Fund USA implemented a medical mission, from September 27...
read moreArmenia Fund USA’s latest medical mission elevates orthopedic capabilities of Stepanakert hospital
Armenia Fund USA’s latest medical mission elevates orthopedic capabilities of Stepanakert hospital Drs. Stephan and Shahan Yacoubian perform groundbreaking surgeries, train local medical staff Los Angeles, October 30, 2018 – The unprecedented advancement of orthopedic...
read moreArmenia Fund USA’s Medical mission to Stepanakert will include groundbreaking orthopedic surgeries
Armenia Fund USA’s Medical mission to Stepanakert will include groundbreaking orthopedic surgeries Drs. Stephan and Shahan Yacoubian will perform the procedures, with implants and supplies donated by DJO of California Los Angeles, September 24, 2018 – Renowned...
read moreThrough Chevy Chase Surgery Center, Drs. Avedis and Ara Tavitian donate state-of-the-art equipment in support of Armenia Fund USA’s medical mission in Stepanakert
L to R: Ophthalmologist surgeon Dr. Mireille Hamparian, Surgery Center Administrator Raffi Sarkissian, surgery tech Angel Matevossian, and nurse Angela Shagoyan prepare the eye surgery supplies and equipment for the medical mission at the Stepanakert Republican...
read moreArmenia Fund USA, Adventist Health to implement expanded medical missions to Armenia and Artsakh
Los Angeles, CA – For the fourth time since 2015, Los Angeles-based Armenia Fund and Adventist Health will implement a joint medical mission to Noyemberyan Hospital, in Armenia’s Tavush Region, from September 22 through 26. This year’s mission will mark a major...
read moreArmenia’s Diaspora Minister Meets with U.S.-based Armenia Fund Board Members and Benefactors
July 30, 2018, Los Angeles, CA – Board members and benefactors of the U.S.-based Armenia Fund met today with Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, the Minister of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia and a Member of the Board of Trustees of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund on his first...
read moreArmenia Fund USA inaugurates community center in Artsakh, paying tribute to Los Angeles benefactors Hacop and Hilda Baghdassarian
Los Angeles, July 19, 2018 – “Nothing compares to the thrill of giving and seeing its results, and I wish everyone can experience it,” Hacop Baghdassarian had stated in a 2017 interview. The late benefactor’s simple yet profound notion of giving became a palpable...
read moreALEX AND ANI x The Armenia Fund ALEX AND ANI Launches New Charm Design to Benefit the Foundation Ahead of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
PROVIDENCE, RI (April 11, 2018) – In honor of the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, ALEX AND ANI, the beloved lifestyle brand that creates meaningful, eco-conscious jewelry, announces its latest CHARITY BY DESIGN collaboration with the Armenia Fund, the...
read morePresident’s Youth Prize for works of art: The generation of poetic realism
Standing in the exhibition hall that showcases their unconventional heroes, three young filmmakers are discussing what they would do if they win a prize. They’re friends and classmates, from the same university, but here, at the gallery of the Artists’ Union of...
read moreArmenia Fund, Adventist Health Glendale Successfully Conclude Third Medical Mission To Armenia
Los Angeles and Yerevan, October 16, 2017 — Armenia Fund and Adventist Health Glendale (AHGL) successfully completed their third joint medical mission to Armenia. With more than 50 volunteer medical professionals from Los Angeles, the week-long mission to the...
read moreU.S. Members of Congress Visit Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Projects
Los Angeles, September 21, 2017 -- A U.S. Congressional Delegation comprising: Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Jackie Speier (D-CA) and David Valadao (R-CA) was in Armenia and Artsakh. On their visit to...
read moreArmenia Fund Begins Construction of Handball Stadium in Stepanakert
Construction of Brand New Handball Stadium in Stepanakert Yerevan, April 13, 2017 – With support from its French affiliate, Armenia Fund has started building a handball stadium in Stepanakert. The project is made possible by contributions from French...
read moreArmenia Fund Donates Neonatal-Care Equipment To Two Medical Institutions In Artsakh
Armenia Fund Donates Neonatal-Care Equipment To Two Medical Institutions In Artsakh Yerevan, March 6, 2017 – Through the sponsorship of benefactors Daniel and Isabel Yousefian of Argentina, Armenia Fund has donated state-of-the-art neonatal-care equipment to two...
read moreArmenia Fund’s 25th Anniversary
Armenia Fund Celebrates It's 25th Anniversary Today we congratulate all Armenians with the 25th anniversary of the Armenia Fund. An organization that started as a daring experiment in nation building through joining the seemingly fragmented and world scattered...
read moreGreenhouses For 59 More Families
Yerevan, December 22, 2016 – With support from Argentinean-Armenian donors, Armenia Fund has launched the third phase of its increasingly popular greenhouse program in Hayastan 10 communities of Armenia’s Tavush Region. Metal framed greenhouses, each measuring 100...
read moreArmenia Fund Provides Technology Assistance To National Library Of Armenia
Technology Assistance To National Library Of Armenia by Sevak Hakobyan January 12, 2017 – With support from its Argentinean-Armenian benefactor Hovsep Tahta, Armenia Fund has donated five computers and one server to the National Library of Armenia. This is the...
read moreArmenia Fund continues to support Yerevan’s Tchaikovsky Music School
Yerevan, January 10, 2017 – With support from its French and Eastern US affiliates, Armenia Fund has donated one Estonia Grand and nine Petrof pianos to the Tchaikovsky Music School in Yerevan. “Piano lessons form the base of our students’ musical education, no...
read moreArgentinean-Armenian Benefactors & Armenia Fund Build Buckwheat Factory in Bavra
Yerevan, December 20, 2016 – With the financial support of the Devecyan, Ekserciyan families and Krikor Simsiroglu of Argentina, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund is building a buckwheat-processing factory in Bavra, a village in Armenia’s Shirak Region. The project is...
read moreArmenia Fund’s Greek Affiliate To Kick Off Phoneathon On November 19
Yerevan, November 18, 2016 – On November 19, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s Greek affiliate will kick off its sixth annual phoneathon. In the course of the two-day fundraising event, volunteers will make calls to close to 1,600 Armenian households in Athens and...
read moreKindergarten Being Built In Karin Tak Village
Yerevan, November 14, 2016 – A new kindergarten, now under construction, is the fourth major community-development project to be implemented by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund in Karin Tak, a village in Artsakh’s Shushi Region. In recent years, the fund has built Karin...
read moreArmenia Fund Has Donated 26 Apartments To Homeless Gyumri Families
Yerevan, November 10, 2016 – In addition to a broad range of infrastructure projects, Armenia Fund implements several social-assistance programs in Armenia and Artsakh. One such initiative is the Gyumri Housing Project, as a result of which 26 homeless families in...
read moreArmenia Fund Continues To Build Homes For Large Families In Artsakh
Yerevan, November 7, 2016 – Parallel to implementing a wide range of infrastructure projects throughout 2016, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has built scores of homes for Artsakh families with five or more children. With proceeds from its 2015 Telethon as well as...
read moreThe Children Of Ahgdzk Village Will Have A Brand-New Kindergarten
Yerevan, November 2, 2016 – The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has begun construction on a new kindergarten in Aghdzk, a village in Armenia’s Aragatsotn Region. The project is sponsored by the British-Armenian community. The future kindergarten will be a two-story...
read moreGerman-Armenian Community Donates Apartment to Sukiasyan Family of Gyumri
Yerevan, October 6, 2016 – Thanks to grassroots community support, the Hayastan All- Armenian Fund’s German affiliate continues to provide apartments for homeless families in Gyumri. This week, the fourth apartment to be donated by the German-Armenian community has...
read moreWith Support From Argentinean-Armenian Family, Melik High School Completely Renovated
On September 25, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund unveiled the newly renovated high school of Melik, a village in Armenia’s Aragatsotn Region. The campus has been completely refurbished through the support of Mr. and Mrs. Hrach and Marie Surenian of Argentina. The...
read moreYoung Armenian-Americans Donate School Supplies To Schoolchildren In Tavush Region
Sponsored by the Markers of Tomorrow Initiative, Los Angeles. For the second consecutive year, Markers of Tomorrow, a project started by a group of young Armenian-Americans in Los Angeles, has donated school supplies to schoolchildren in Armenia and Artsakh, just...
read moreArmenia Fund Completes Reconstruction Of Nalbandyan School – A Magnificent Campus For The New Academic Year
Yerevan, August 29, 2016 – On August 29, just prior to the start of the new academic year in Armenia, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund unveiled the completely renovated high school of Nalbandyan, a historic village in the Armavir Region. The refurbishment of the large,...
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